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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11
BRITISH EL0QUENCE
CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE WITH
THE WOES OF IRELAND.

Huntington Certain That voluntary
Emigration Is the Solution of the
Probiem--some Views on the Other
Side-Lansdowne Holds Out the Olive
Branch Sandwich Islands Shaking.
LONDON, Feb. lin the house of COM
mons Thursday evening Redmond, Pdrnell-
tie, referring to the plan of campaign, said
that it was not proposed to avoid the ulti-
mate payment of rent, but to enable tenants
| TO bank their money as protection in eases
where a fair reduction was refused penling
a Judicial decision He claimsd that it was
due to the plan of campaign that the number
| Of evictions had lessened and outrages almost
ceased
Lord Harrington deniei that the plan of
campaign had been beneficial He stated
| that a vote for Parneirs amendment would
virtually be declaration of want of conf
dence in the government Therefore the
questions raised could be discussed oaiy with
reference to the effect of the amendment upon
| the government. The real remedies for the
| condition of Ireland consisted in providing
larger opportunities for employment or in
voluntary emigration, supported by the local
dubhOiAtiC> II was itHi'pnalblt W tlibtlhu
eviction The course of the government in
| prosecuting the authors of tins plan of cam
paign was praiseworthy. adstuna hal de-
CARED that the plan of campaign resulted
from the refusal of the government to pass
bill regulating evictiuns; but, said Hurt
| ington, coull parliament hold that the re
| lection of any measure morally entitled the
| people to take the Law into their owa hanlsf
| Unless the plan of campaign was stopped 1t
| would end in the tenants paying just what
rent they choose. Parnell had not disowned
| the dynamite outrages, but had simply
warned parliament that the dynamiters
might resume their operations Concerning
home rule, Harrington declared that there
was an insurmountable barrier of lDU votes
| against Gladstone's scheme
| ViscOunt kilcourse argued in support of
the amendment, though he knew Of many
| cases, he said. where the National league
had induced tenants who were able Ia pay
| rents to refuse Ia do ST..
| Storey, member for Sunderland, said he
could approve the plan uf campaign but for
a strange prejudice which he had in favor of
the decalogua. He denied the assertions Of
the Nationalist memters that the plan bore
| any likeness 10 trades uniOnsm 1t was TO
be said in Its favor that the plan had sue
ceeded. If he were an Irishman and had
seen helpless families lying upon the road
side he would have acted precisely as nii-
Ion did. Storey Appeared to the Liberals TO
unite and carry the home ru scheme to We
tory.
Fowler, member for Wolverhamrton
supported the amendment and in scaIhiug
language condemned the jury system which
had been employed at Sligo and also de-
nounced the trial of Dillon
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11

CoRRy, Pa, Feb. ll,-Traiu No. IS on the
Buffalo, New York & Philadelphia railroad
was wrecked one mile south oi Cory Thdrs
day afternoon. Nearly the whole train, con
sisting of twenty one cars, which were loadeJ
with oil, merchandise and lumber. wa.
ditched, took fire and burned Tha en-
CINE was in the midst of the flames, AMI i
a complete ruin. The wreck was caused b,
the breaking of journal of the hind trucl
of the tender. The engineer, Adelbert Park
hurst, was slightly injured.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11
4 GENTLE SORT OF BEAST.


Inarks-Hoar's Ambition.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. lI.-Gibson Va
RED the proceedings Of the senate when the
Eads' ship railway bill came up Thursday,
by taking an unusual view CT isthmian tran
sit He supported the bill and all other at
tcmpts to pierce the isthmus, and would
even applaud the genius Of De Lesseps if he
Aere successful in opening the Panama
canal He was not Jealous of the gallant
nation which De Lesseps represented, because
re believed the ancient If endshiD betwe
France and America would be promoted
through the neutrality imposed on the Panama
canal A vessel leaving the port Of New
Orleans would gain by the Tehuantepec route
!, ~ mics more than by the Nicaragua
ragte and :, 80 miles more than by the Pan
auia route. He had 10 particular fear of the
British hon. which he said, If treated prop
cry. was q peaeeabIe one. He proposed to
lsglsllte On this question without reference
TO any resentment that might still linser In
the minds Of soma against Great Britain
Hoar spoke IN favor Of the b:lt.a one of
tie Most important steps that the American
people bad taken for a generation, and of
7hich the prizs was to bs the control of the
markets of the wortL II the Uaited States
could bold ner manufacturing Independence
AMI get her place IN the markets Of Asia and
Suuth America, she would try conclusions
with Great Britain as to commercial sll-
FTcmacv Vast as the odds in favor of Eng
land were, il was 10 presumption and no
Idle boast II declare that the well-paid labor
Of America would succ4ed in Wrestling that
supremacy from England
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11
LOU mhBBETT'S FATE.
An Indiana Mystery Seems to fave Beef
Solved.

LAFAYETTE, ind, Feb 1.-THE mystery
surrounding the fate Of Lou MabbetJ. wbe
was abducted from her home i'll Carroll
county Aug. s, supposedly by Amer Green
seems no longer in doubt The mother and
sister Thursday morning looked at the r.
mains that had been taken from tine Wabash
river, and from the peculiar formation OF
the teeth AMI mouth they pronounced tie
body that Of the missing girl. The mother
was mach Frustrated at the sight There
We're several small pieces Of overalls good,
found on the body, and three witnesses tes-
tify to seeing Amer Green wearing ovcrails
similar to those pieces.
The fragments Of dress goods and cher8ise
found in u nton county, sixteen miles frcn
MabbettS place, were recognized by female
members Of the family as portions of tbs
clothing worn by the girl the night sha
disappeared There no longer seems doubt
that the girl was killed, stripped and thrown
into the creek, the oyeralls being used tc
weigh the body down. The post norton re-
vealed no marks of violence, and the belief
is the girl was strangled. The whereabouts
cf Green are unknown
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11
TuERE is danger from the cargo Q
are blue.

THERE is danger from the cargo OF
English Australian rabbits about to be
landed here. They are the most prolific
of animals, and have increased SO rapidly
in Australia as 10 cause wholesale deN
struction of crops. trees and everything
else upon which they feed. Certain sec.
tons of Australia are SO overrun by the m
that incalculabe loss has been sustained.
The English sparrow is mild hammered
and harmless creature compared with the
English Australian rabbit
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11
INplcTlNG NEW ORLEANS GAMBLER


charitable scheme Broken Up
Prospects for the Future.
NV ORLEANS, Feb 1.-THE grand jury
has returned seventeen indictments against
thirty-ona of the weslthiest gamblers il this
city. Gambling has been publicly conducted
here ever since the war blt for the last six
years each house has been compelled to pay
the city a large sum monthly for charitable
purposes. This was clearly against the law
but the city authorities conterdeI thai To :
could not suppress the evil and it was better
that the city should derive some IN .n,iaj
bsHeti. from the business Uhtu recently
the gaBbe rs' fund had been d=yclei to tire
maintenance OF the Shakespeare alms-hous-,
and the gamblers believe the diveftiHy Il
revenue TO other purpos-s is the main cau5e
Of the indictments. 4 number Of wealthy
gam blers surrendered them elves and gave
bond The penalty for gambling IN thi.
sEate Is from 81 ,031 to $3.50 fine for the
first offensc. and s.. 0oJ to Sf0,mn and I'M
pr.scnmant for tn sscoai This law, how
ever, only affects banking comes. cons
quentlv no indictments have been returned
against keno ami poker rooms The gam
bers, it is believed, viii pay their fines add
continue 10 coniuct the business hY a Sys
TEN 1t police bribery, u was done before tn
arraBgeTn mt that existed up to THURSDAY
which vas mad wirh th- mayor.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11

LYNN, Mass, Feb. lin the la Dor trouble
at F. W Brcei's shoe factory, the state
board of arbitration has reported, advising
Reed to reiustate his cutters, and recon-
mending pricc-lst which shows reduction
from the prices now paid, but is still abou
Is per cent higher than the average paid fot
similar work in country towns. The boarG
practically sustained Mr.. Breed in his prn
cipal grievance-that the prices of labor ii
his factory are higher than at competing
points
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11

In the pursuit of the good things of
his world we anticipate too much; we
eat out the heart and sweetness of world.
ly pleasures by delightful forethought of
them. The results obtained from the use
of DR.. Jones Red Glover Tonic far exceed
all claims. 1t cures dyspepsia, and all
stomach, liver, kidney and bladder
troubles. 1t is perfect tonic, appetizer.
blood purifier, sure cure for ague and
malarial diseases. Price, 80 cents, of
druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11
NEEDN'T WAIT AROUND.
An Iuvit alton That IVES Too Generally
Accepted.

WORCESTER, Mass, Feb IA special te
The Telegram from Brooktield. Mass, says
The labor trouble at George II. Burl & Co ;,
shoe factory continues unabate1 Welncs,
day fifteen of the workmen received the fol
lowing notice:
We take this means to notify you that we
shall have no further need Of your services
under any conditions, 1t You have anything
in the factory please ONE and take IT aw aY
We do this SO You viii hot wait around ex
pecting a situation
The laSters and tlcers held meeting and
voted TO go in a body aud remove their kits
and according, Thursday about ?J) marched
to the factory and removed their effects
In the afternoon about To- lasters marchel
to North Brookheld to hear labor orator.
The men are determined and will not give in
without long and bitter fight About lN
are at work, including forty Enishts of La
Dor. Several new hands have arrived ant
gone to work and the factory appears to l.,
gradually filing up.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11

CHICAGO, Feb. 1l-Adam Mayener and his
wife, Of Grand Crossing, entered two suits
in the superior court Thursday against Phi
D. Armour, one for So, 900 ana the other for
$50 The Mayeners charge that they
bought pork from butcher which hal been
slaughtered at Armour's packing house, and,
from eating it, contracted trichiniasis. Mrs.
Mayener became very sick. Both attributed
their misfortunes to the pork, and request
judgment for the above amounts, in order, if
they survive the remainder of their days
may be spent in the midst of plenty.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 1.-The presi-
dents reception Thurs lay to the officers of
the army and navy and marine corps was a
brilliant scene. The character of the Assem-.
blage was equaled only by the reception to the
diplomats of month ago, and in numbers ex.
ceeded any OF the night receptions held this
season at the executive mansion. 1t was the
general opinion that Mrs. Cleveland never
looked a. lovely. She was dressed in cos
tune Of blue silk, cut moderately low in the
neck, around which shone dazzling diamond
necklace. -Four thousand people were greeted
by the president and Mrs. Cleveland, who
were assisted in receiving by Mrs Manning
Mrs. Endicott, and Mrs. Villas Among the
notable visitors was Mr. George W. Childs, Of
PHILADELPHIA.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11

NEW YORK, Feb. lotto Veith, aged ~,
of 3l5 East thirty first street, shot and killed
a servant named Louisa Wolf, and then shot
and seriously wounded his step-mother, Mrs.
Eliza Veith late Thursday night, while mad
with drink He hated Mrs Veith because
his father, who died recently, left all his saw
ings to her, ignoring his children The girl
was shot because she opposed young Veith's
entrance to the house, seeing that he was in
a dangerous mood. Veith escaped The po-
lice are searching for him
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11

Boston, Feb. IA mass meeting Wednes.
day night, called To extend moral and fuam.
cial support to the striking coal-handlers ami
'longshoremen III New York, was very
largely attended Master Workman James
Quinn and Victor Drury, Of -, made long
speeches Quinn was very severe in his de
uunciation Of the press declaring that it wa,
IN the grasp Of capitalists. The report huiie
tined by a Boston paper that the work or
the wharves at New York va, being done
he said was false The wi,igyes are piled VI
high with good. II ii Is necessary the strik,
Will be ext.n lie / to the wlols coantry
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. The latest
advices from Honolulu state that on Jan L
the volcano Mauna Loa began emitting fir,.
smoke, and lava, and has continued without
ceasiug since. The lava is running toward
the sea, and, unless its course is changed, Wi
do no serious damage Rev J. D. raris write:
from kaaEola: For thirty six hours there
has been one continuous series of earthquake:
Tremendous jars, with pretty hard shakes
interspersed, running into each othsr-an
our house has seemed like little craft OF d
bubble floating on wave-choppei sea
While | write my table rocks so that it i.
with difficulty | can keep my seat AMI bold
nv pen
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11
The Dependent Pension Bill.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 1.-THE presi-
dent is considering very carefully the depend
ent pension bill He has obtained from the
pension Office an elaborate statement as to
the probable annual outlay under the bill,
should it become law, and has received many
C communications from all over the country
in eference to the bill Most of these letters
urge veto. Several mamb,rs of the PEN
sions committees Of congress believe the pres
ident will veto the bill
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11
CUPID IS LIKE DEATH.
He has All Seasons for His Own and
Generally ''i.et- There"


Generally ''i.ets There
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Feb u-W edne5tily
afternoon people in he vicinity Of the : lrth
western railways passenger depot iii thiy
city were greatly amu~si b. tia lover-iike
aEtics Of an agel couple who were waltiu.
for the nnrth-hound train. At Intervals 81
about three minutes the old pair would f;,I
into each others arms and IS and cares.
one another in the mos alTectionata stylc
Curiosity tempted an inquiry into their case,
and it was found that the aged couple had
actually eloped the day before from West
Bend, and were married Immediately on
reaching this city. The old gentleman is -.
and his bride five years his junior They
have numerous progeny, all of whom nn
each side objected to tine marriage, so they
were forced to elope They received rs much
sympathy as a young pair would under sim,
liar circumstances.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11

New YORK, Feb 1.-The bids for s., O00,-
00n now water stock 3-per-cent city bonds
were opened Thursday. The lowest bid was
10a e6 for 500, 600 and the highest was 1903 81:
for s. geo, 000 The latter was by A NJ Hyatt,
and he secured the 81, Oo0,0o0 The other
5000, O0) were awarded to various bidders,
ranging from lii3 to 1913 o.. The city has re-
ceived IN premiums more than enough to pay
tue first years interest on the full amount OF
the bonds is sued
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11

BRISBANE, Australia, Feb II. The
Queensland expedition which went to New
Guinea TO avenge the murder by the natives
last October at johannes of Capt Craig, two
sailors and SIX Malays of the ship Emily,
while they were engaged in pearl diving, has
returned The enterprise was entirely success
full The native chief responsible Tor the
murder was caught and baheaiei and the
village where h. and his accompiices lived
was burned.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. ll-United States
Treasurer Jordan, who returned from New
York Wednesday night, callel on Secretary
Manning Thursday, and on behalf Of the
new National New York bank rendered &c
the secretary the presidency of the bank.
The secretary Thursday afternoon said hi
had sent no definite answer yet whether he
viii accept the position or not, and this was
all he would say about the matter.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11
McGlYnn Not Passing the Hat.

New YORK, Feb. lin spite of DR.. Nc.
Glynn's request that the fund for his benefit
be closed, contributions continue TO pour in
The doctor has announced that he will con.
slider the s., 900 already collected as trust
fund to be disposed of in some manner ac
ceptable to the donors, and will use no por
ton Of it for his personal benefit, exoep. il
the event of dire necessity, which lie does no
anticipata
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11

DOVER, n H., Feb. ll-By order of the
executive board of the local assembly K OF
L., the 420 employees III Cloutmau's shoe fac
tory Pennington, struck Thursday The
reason assigned is that a new overseer of the
cutting room was recently appointed, and
that he discharged one of the employees for
no other reason than that there was not work
enough to keep him employed Cloutman
says he will not yield to the strikers under
any circumstances
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11

ST LOUIS, Feb. Tt.-Among other vehicles
destroyed in the fire at Arnots stable
Wednesday night was the hearse in which
the remains of President Lincoln were con-
veyed to their last resting placs. Mr.. Ar
not had the hearse built for Mr. Lincoln,s
funeral and had never permitted its use since
that time.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11

WARSAW, Ind, Feb lI-Early Thursday
morning Joseph Plew, green country youth
of p, was arrested near Syracuse on sus,
picion of being the murderer of the Dunbar
family. Piew worked for Durham as farm
hand until two weeks ago, when Dunbar
discharged him His disappearance a few
days ago, and the fact that he had stain:
upon his clothing and considerable sum oil
money on his person, warranted his being
taken into eu1sody. He offered no resistance
but protested his innocence. There is strong
talk of IyHching Plew, and excitement is
running high Mrs. Durham is still alive
but is expected to die at any moment.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11
Belm ont's Abiding Faith.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. ll.-In closing
the debate on the consular and diplomatic
appropriation in the house Thursday, Bel
mont, abiding TO the differences of opinion
on the bill, said he did not care whether
gentlemen on the Republican side were in
terested or not in those differences, because
he believed many years would pass before
they would obtain any benefit from them.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11
THANKS TO MAJ. CARROLL.



Regarding His Father.
BALTIMORE, Feb 1.-The following let
ter, dated at New York, Feb S, was received
Thursday by Maj, w. C. Carroll, of this
city, from Col Fred Grant:
DEAR CARROLL: have just read your
article in The American, and write to thank
you for your kind defense of the good name
OF my dear dead father was IS years old
when he died. lspent twenty-six of those
years by his side, and never saw any signs of
the weakness of which Boynton speaks.
There are several persons-assassins of the
regulations of otherS-in the United States.
They have for years been trying to ruin the
fair fame of the purest man aud the best
father that ever lived They have succeeded
in making the hearts of those who loved him
bleed. God forgive them and make their
burden lighter in the next world than they
have endeavored TO place on the hearts of
the family of Gen. Grant in this.
Your friend, F. D. GRANT.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 1.-The report
on the cotton crop, issued by the agricultural
department, is very satisfactory. Eighty
five per cent. of the crop had been marketed,
and the total crop reached d, 400, 0.0 bales.
The quality of the crop is superior. Rarely
if ever, have the returns of cieanness and
color, combined with length of staple, equaled
these lust received
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb 1.-The commit
tee on public lands reported bill Thursday,
through Payson, to convey and confirm in
the city of Aurora, Ills, title to a small
island in the Fox river, containing five and
seventeen hundred tbs acres of land. In ex'
PLANTATION, Payson says the island has never
been surveyed nor treated as lan1 for sale by
the government During part of the year
it is covered with water, but is not Of a char.
acter known as swamp land. 1t is utterly
valueless to the government The city OF
Aurora owns the land on the east bank of
the river, adjacent to the island, and has
constructed water works thereon, and has
occupied the island in connection with the
water-works. An enterprising citizen is now
trying to get patent for the island,
Hot house Strawberries are selling In
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11
Who of us are without trouble be the

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quickly and permanently cured by DR. 1.
Bigelow's Cure. Safe and pleasant for
children Price 90 ssnts,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11

PEORIA, His, Fer. 1.-THE grand jury has
found twenty indictments numbering eighty
counts against J. Finlay Hoke, the embs2
zling bookkeeper of the Merchants National
bank. These are for forgeries iof drafts and
checks The defense will 'endeavor to limit
the prosecution to the forgery .of the seven
drafts on which Hoke was extradited
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11

There is a man in Berlin township,
Ohio, that has never been sick day. and
does not know what cold is, yet he
would never allow himself to be without
bottle of DR.. Bulls cough syrup, ''for
no man knoweth what the morrow may
bring forth.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11

II never bowed at glory's shrine, TO
wealth | never bent the knee; beauty has
heard no vows of mine, l love thee, ease,
and only thee" Well the only way to
purchase it, is to invest stray twenty
five cents in bottle of Salvation oil.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11

New YORK, Feb. 1.-The executive com
mittee of the Southern Railway AMI Steam
ship Passenger association has directed the
rate committee to readj ust the tariff OF tn,
association so as to maxi it harmonic with
the provisions of the interstate law.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 1i.-Goverr.or
Gray has signed Judge Turpe's certificate Of
election, and Pierre Gray, the governor sec.
Rotary and confidential adviser tried to get
Deputy Secretary of State Young to attes,
to it, in the absence of Secretary Griffin, but
the effort was failure.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-11

VIENNA, Feb ia body of idle work
ingmen, numbering 1903, applied in body
to the municipal authorities for employment
n c caring the streets OF snow About 100
We're engaga I'd and the remainder, enraged at
their failure to obtain work, became riotous.
The police were promptly on hand and dis
persed the mob with drawn swords.